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2014 SESSION
14103606DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-40.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-40.01. Conditional release of geriatric prisoners.
Any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a
felony offense, other than (i) a Class 1 felony or (ii) a felony act
of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 where at the time of the offense [ or
after the offense but prior to being released from incarceration for the
offense ] the person was subject to a protective order issued
pursuant to § 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-279.1, 18.2-60.3,
19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, 19.2-152.10, or subsection B of 20-103 and the victim
of the felony offense was the protected person under such order, (i)
(a) who has reached the age of sixty-five 65 or older and who
has served at least five years of the sentence imposed or (ii) (b)
who has reached the age of sixty 60 or older and who has served
at least ten 10 years of the sentence imposed may petition the
Parole Board for conditional release. The Parole Board shall promulgate
regulations to implement the provisions of this section.